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[quote=Anonymous]Did you take a gap year or two? 25 is on the older side to have just graduated with a BA, especially from a prestigious school.

Don't get an MPP/MPA until you have actually done substantial work in that field and decided you enjoy it. In fact, I would not waste time/money applying to graduate school until you have significant work experience (I would say at five years).

In the meantime, you do what the rest of us did: you work entry level jobs, and you do a good job. You use that knowledge and experience to get a better job, or go to graduate school.

Stick with your campaign job. It will give you a lot of exposure for networking, and a lot of experience very quickly. And it's a ton of fun for a 20-something.

If your candidate loses your state, but doesn't pull out, there may be an opportunity to go to a different state. Take that opportunity. If your candidate pulls out, you will probably be able to move to a different candidate or the national committee. After the general election, there will be a lot of churn in DC. Sign up for Brad Traverse and start applying for lower-level association, non-profit, or maybe Hill jobs.

Good luck![/quote]

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